Its the Unesco site - often the boundaries differ and they are surrounded by a buffer area which can be the rest of the reserve in whole or part with other areas some times included or original parts omitted depending on what the process of recognition was ( of which I know so little). Does it get translated already?
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Still as it was for me, but it often takes some time.
Can you share any landscape photos from inside the Park you stay in in Vietnam? Would love to see some photos of eastern Parks!
A lot of the photos in this album (not all) are in or adjacent to the park I’m working in here:
Quite a few of the photos are of wildlife and such too.
More specifically, this is a wide panorama taken from a peak overlooking the park HQ in the center of the island. Most of what is in view is inside the park.
This is a patch of dwarf mangroves inside of a special protection zone (ie. no-one allowed in except for the rangers and my conservation team) in northern portion of the park.
A view out at some of the southern islands from inside another special protection zone.
In addition, here’s a timelapse out the window of my office at the park HQ.
Here’s a longer one of part of the boat ride to meet with one of my anti-poaching teams.
And the continuation of the trip to meeting with that anti-poaching team. The village at the end is a little enclave inside the park.
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Today, my husband and I celebrated Bodhi Day by going to Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, NC, US. Its 140 acres protects the rare Eastern Hemlock trees there. These trees cling to steep bluffs that go down to a meandering river. At this time of year, they stand out among the deciduous trees, with wild ginger, ferns, and orchid leaves showing green amid the brown fallen leaves. We saw several woodpeckers today and heard many tree frogs.
In the spring, you can find blooming orchids, trout lilies, and many more native wildflowers. In the summer, it’s a cool(ish), shady respite from the sweltering heat.
Many people walk the trails, with and without dogs and kids. It’s likely that for many this is a place that sparks their interest in the natural world. I adore Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Arches, and other glamorous parks, but have a special place in my heart for the refuges tucked into more urban areas.
https://www.hemlockbluffs.org/
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And becoming rarer every day: hemlock wooly adelgid observations
They reached Clear Creek Metro park which I mentioned above just a few months ago. It also has some amazing hemlock stands and makes me so sad knowing they’ll soon be gone. They are treating some of the big ones in another closeby park with pesticides, but also no good solution.
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A favorite park is like picking a favorite book; I just can’t pick one!
For National Parks: Badlands National Park or Big Bend National Park.
For National Wildlife Refuges, it’s hard to beat the Wichita Mountains NWR.
State Parks: I have a lot of choices and they can be favorites for different things. Purtis Creek State Park has a spot in my heart as a refuge during lock downs. Take the kids and hike, swim, grill some burgers or taco meat…great times during a lousy time. If I’m getting away solo and want to do more nature looking, Palo Duro is a favorite. Caddo State Park is interesting but the hiking’s limited. The NWR is OK looking but I haven’t explored it much yet.
Municipal Parks: Growing up in Colorado I loved Elk Meadow Park in Jefferson County and Lair o’ the Bear Park in Ideldale. Decent hiking, lots of wildlife. The hike up Bergen Peak was something I’d do a few times a summer. These my favorite spot of nature in my area isn’t a park at all, officially, just a slash of greenbelt.
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My “home park” is just a nature reserve, but it’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site: El Torcal de Antequera.
It has incredible karst formations and I never get bored looking at it.
Here you also see its most famous inhabitants: the Spanish ibex
with Paeonia broteri
Even though it’s only 14 km from Antequera, it’s impossible to get to without a car - I usually hitchhike. ;-)
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Gorgeous! I love spain but ive only been to Matienzo (in the north; near Santander). Karst there is gorgeous as well.
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